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September 23, 2019

Ditch Trident, say Labour Party members in new poll

CND has responded to a Yougov survey which shows that 70 per cent of Labour Party members support getting rid of Britain’s nuclear weapons system.
June 7, 2019

Christian Aid calls on UK Government to adopt Labour's proposal on global debt crisis

The vast majority of international loans in Africa are made under English law because it allows a cloak of secrecy over lending, says Christian Aid, so the buck stops with the UK Parliament to bring real transparency or continue to allow unjust debt to cripple developing countries.
April 6, 2019

We need to talk about Jeremy Corbyn

The video of British soldiers using a picture of Jeremy Corbyn as a target was disturbing, but hardly surprising, given the extreme and distorted way he is portrayed by political opponents and much
September 24, 2018

Poll finds Labour supporters back democratic overhaul of Westminster

Potential Labour voters overwhelmingly back reform of Westminster, according to new polling for the Electoral Reform Society.
June 5, 2018

Muslim Council of Britain responds to Sajid Javid comments on Islamophobia

The Muslim Council of Britain says the Home Secretary is "shooting the messenger".
May 19, 2018

New peers announcement 'cynically' timed to coincide with Royal wedding, say campaigners

Campaigners have branded the timing of an expected announcement of new peers an “insult to voters” which flies in the face of growing calls for reform.
September 26, 2017

Financial Conduct Authority 'should act now to cap credit card costs'

The Centre for Responsible Credit has welcomed the Labour Party’s commitment to tackling Britain’s personal debt crisis, but says the Financial Conduct Authority should act on credit card debt now, not wait for a general election.
September 23, 2016

New Labour leader to speak at church service

The 2016 Labour Party conference will begin in Liverpool this weekend with a church service on Sunday morning, at which the newly elected leader will speak.
July 21, 2016

In praise of 'stayedness': George Fox's rebuke to our current politics

I am not a member of the Labour Party. But when Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader with a huge mandate in September 2015, I felt a renewal of hope.
July 18, 2016

Trident: Real security or playground politics?

Owen Smith, the absurdly self-described “unity candidate” for the Labour leadership, will be one of many Labour MPs voting in favour of the Trident nuclear weapons system today. Indeed, he has already gone further. Yesterday, he gave an explicit “yes” to the question of whether he would be willing to deploy nuclear weapons as Prime Minister.